June 7, 14, 21, 28 | 1-2:30pm
at The Arts Center at Governors Island, Studio A4 (Upper Level)

Learn about the history of paper flower making and the symbolism and mythology surrounding flowers. Participants will learn to make unique paper flowers using punches, colored paper, watercolor paints, and markers. Each workshop will introduce different flowers for crafting. Take your creations home or donate them to become an integral piece of Maison Millefleurs, an illuminated public art piece, presented by LMCC as part of the 2025 River To River Festival, premiering this summer in Battery Park.

Free Paper Flower-Making Workshops will take place June 7, June 14, June 21, and June 28 at 1pm-2:30pm in Studio A4 at The Arts Center at Governors Island. Click here to RSVP for any of the four workshops.

All materials are provided, and all ages and skill levels are welcome. An adult must accompany children under 12.

Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky, based in New York and Toronto respectively, have worked collaboratively since 2004. Their work has increasingly incorporated communal aspects of craft, such as DIY tutorial videos, and virtual crafting bees. Their video project Crafts Abyss was hosted by the Museum of Arts & Design (NYC, 2021). Other recent activities include the Odette Sculpture Residency at York University (Toronto, 2022), a major temporary outdoor work for OpenArt (Orebro, Sweden, 2022), as well as solo exhibitions at Susan Hobbs Gallery (Toronto, 2023), The Arts Center at Governors Island (NYC, 2023), Owens Art Gallery (Sackville, 2024), and the Esker Foundation (Calgary, 2024). Their work is represented in public collections including the Musee d’art Contemporain de Montreal, Vancouver Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada.